Avid Customers Stand Out Among 2005 Academy Award Nominees.TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- Creators use one or more Avid solutions on films nominated in the Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, and Best Animated Feature categories Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVID) today announced that solutions from its Avid(R), Digidesign(R), and Softimage(R) product families were used in the creation of every film nominated in the Best Picture, Directing, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, and Best Animated Feature categories of the 77th Annual Academy Awards(R). The widespread use of Avid's systems among films nominated for Academy Awards this year confirms the company's continuing leadership position in the digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. industry. "We're delighted that our products continue to be the preferred postproduction tools for the creative storytellers behind so many of this year's Academy Award nominees," said David Krall, president and chief executive officer of Avid. "Because many of our engineers and product designers are filmmakers themselves, we're able to innovate new products - and entire production workflows - that address the complex needs of the filmmaking process. Our product development scope not only includes building world-class nonlinear editing See nonlinear video editing. systems, but encompasses audio editing Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the recording medium (analog) or in RAM (digital). Audio editing was a new technology that developed in the middle part of the 20th century with the advent of magnetic tape recording. , sound design, visual effects creation, finishing, and asset management capabilities into a powerful workflow. We then make all these capabilities transparent - so our tools become an extension of the artist and help to facilitate the creative process. To see our technology connected to so many films recognized by the Academy - year after year - gives us a tremendous sense of accomplishment." In addition to the broad use of Avid systems on films nominated for Academy Awards this year, Avid has also been well represented throughout the entire 2005 award season, with one or more of the company's products used to create: --All of the films nominated in the Best Picture (Drama, and Musical or Comedy) and Director categories for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards; --All of the winners in the film categories for the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is one of the few to be based on the opinions of the general public. ; and, --All of the films nominated in the feature film and documentary categories for the 2005 American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards. The list of films that employed Avid, Digidesign, or Softimage solutions and were nominated for Oscar(R) and other industry awards this year includes: The Aviator; Million Dollar Baby; Ray; Sideways; Collateral; Finding Neverland; The Polar Express; Spider-Man 2; The Incredibles; Shark Tale; Shrek-2; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; I, Robot I, Robot is a collection of nine English language science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. ; De-Lovely; Kinsey; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless spot·less adj. 1. Perfectly clean. See Synonyms at clean. 2. Free from blemish; impeccable. spot  less·ly adv. Mind; Fahrenheit 9/11; The Passion of the Christ; Hotel Rwanda; Kill
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About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about the company's Oscar, Grammy(R), and Emmy(R) award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com. (C) 2005 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. , and availability are subject to change without notice. Avid, Digidesign, Film Composer, Pro Tools, and Softimage are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Avid received an Oscar statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid Film Composer(R) system for motion picture editing. Digidesign, Avid's audio division, received an Oscar statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of its Pro Tools(R) digital audio workstation A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio. A key feature of DAWs is the ability to freely manipulate recorded sounds, much like a word processor manipulates typed words. . Oscar and Academy Awards are trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a trademark of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is a U.S. , Inc. All other trademarks and/or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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